2 August 2023
We are excited to have nine of our students and three of our lecturers announced as finalists for the WA Training Awards by Training Minister Simone McGurk today.
NMTAFE has also become a finalist in the WA Industry Collaboration Award for our Art of Food Program with Sodexo.
The annual awards celebrate the outstanding achievements in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising the State's best apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations.
This year, the awards acknowledge the State's elite achievers with a total of 45 finalists across 13 categories. There are 31 finalists vying for eight individual awards and 14 finalists up for five organisation categories.
Lucas Farrell, one of our student finalists, did not want to reach the end of his working life without making a significant contribution to his community.
A career change to community services saw him study a Certificate IV in Community Services, leading him to being an instrumental part of developing a course bringing computer literacy to seniors.
Lucas is now a finalist in the WA Vocational Student of the Year category.
Training Minister Simone McGurk said our State's skills sector provided an incredible opportunity for Western Australians, helping them to develop job ready skills that are highly valued by employers.
“The WA Training Awards celebrate the best-of-the-best in vocational education and training, from young apprentices through to well-established organisations,” she said.
“It is wonderful to take a moment to celebrate their achievements and acknowledge the incredible efforts in this field.
“Congratulations to all of this year's finalists, who are already great ambassadors for Western Australia's training system.”
As well as being recognised as the best in the State, individual award winners will receive $3000 to further their training or kick-start their career. Organisation winners will be recognised as industry leaders.
Winners will be announced at a presentation ceremony on 14 September 2023 and may go on to represent WA at the Australian Training Awards in Hobart in November.
North Metropolitan TAFE Finalists
WA Trainer of the Year
- Holly Gudsell (Education Support)
- Natalie Smith (Nursing)
- Samantha Chamberlain (Fitness and Sport)
WA International Student of the Year
- Goodness Omogbadegun (Screen and Media - Game Animation and Game Art)
WA Cultural Diversity Training Award
- Olga Hurina (Work Health and Safety)
- Mohammad (Amir) Musavi (Fitness)
WA Vocational Student of the Year
- Ayomide Afolabi (Dental Assisting)
- Kai Baharthah-King (Cyber Security)
- Lucas Farrell (Community Services)
- Stefanie Wright (Nursing)
WA School-based Apprentice of the Year
- Samuel Beck (Sport and Recreation)
- Robert Nicolosi (Sport and Recreation)
Read our finalist bios here(opens in a new tab) .